Jerusalem Quartet plays Shostakovich String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110 

Note to audience: WAIT until the performers have finished performing, and then you may applaud. Silence does not indicate the end of the performance. When in doubt, rely on others who know.

Each time I listen to this quartet I am freshly impressed--amazed--by the composer's brilliance in extracting different moods from his monogram, the four notes that make up his Germanized initials (D/Eflat/C/B). He warns us of impending tragedy, he sings out, he waltzes, he flirts, then he lowers the boom. He does not neglect his responsibility to soothe. And these four musicians cannot be bettered. This is the height of musical art.

The second movement is absolutely gorgeous

Jerusalem Quartet playing this beautiful piece in famous concert hall in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, Friday 28th January 2022.

I: Largo 0:01 II: Allegro Molto 5:14 III: Allegretto 8:04 IV: Largo 12:50 V: Largo 18:42

Man I love the second movement

The Viola sounds like it's crying in the second movement solo moment. I wonder if that was intentional because my God that was beautiful.

The whole cycle is wonderful, and this is one of the high points. A fabulous performance, and excellent sound. Marvellous music making!

Maybe it's just the audio quality, but each part is very easy to differentiate in this performance. No one instrument seems to dominate, the violins have intensity without overpowering the others, which I appreciate. Especially in this dark piece where the lower registers have some of the best parts.

Wow.... love the way you all have captured the intensity and madness of this piece, especially in the 2nd movement. Totally underrated...

Strong, powerful performance of this quartet, and such a sense of loss at the end!

Wonderful performance! Only this stupid coughing does my head in! Why can't people just stay at home if they're ill!?!?!

Absolutely magnificent music and performing! Thank you ICP for posting it!

Pffff....wow; I'm just blown away by this!

Sublime performance. Thank you.

Immense musicians! Thanks so much!

I love the 2nd movement interpretation. I personally am not a fan of making the 3rd movement to detached like that but overall it sounded great.

Bravo! Amazing performance!!!

Magnifico

bravo!!

❤❤❤ hope some day they invite amihai grosz to play quintets with two violas... great artists btw 👏👏👏

Well done brothers

Was it a pigeon as well as someone coughing. Nothing can take away from such a beautiful live performance. Shame so difficult for an amateur to tackle.

6:29 nice page turn viola 0-0

タクシーの運転手さんに方言を勘づかれ、"昔付き合ってた津軽の女"の話を永遠に聞かされて疲れた

Related: Loriot, The Cough Symphony (Grieg, enhanced by all sorts of noises we all love) - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GfyyXeKnFyg.html

A big thank you to all the whooping cough and influenza sufferers who attended that night!

They perform quite differently from Borodin string quartet.

Is this song about Dresden? Is there anyone who know?

This one cost them some horsehairs!

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I hate coughers. Leave.

לגנבים הקטנים משנות ה70 עם מוסיקה גרועה וקלה וב5 מוסיקה טובה. מתחיל במוסיקה טובה. בסיום בפאר.